Skills are reusable instructions that teach Brightwave's agents how to handle specific types of work. Instead of re-explaining your process every time, create a skill once and the agent follows it automatically when the situation fits.
What skills do
A skill packages a set of instructions — how to analyze a CIM, how to structure a quarterly review, what to look for in a quality of earnings report. When you chat with Brightwave, agents see your available skills and proactively apply the right one based on your request.
Skills can reference templates and other skills. Pair a skill with a branded template for standardized output, or compose complex workflows by having one skill delegate to specialized sub-skills.
Using skills
You don't need to explicitly invoke a skill. When your request matches a skill's criteria, the agent loads and follows it automatically. You can also mention a skill by name in the composer using the @ mention popover to ensure a specific skill is applied. The popover includes a preview panel so you can review a skill's details before inserting it.
Skills work across all chat modes — Quick, Research, and Plan.
Creating a skill
Ask Brightwave to create a skill in any chat:
"Create a skill called 'CIM Screening' that analyzes business model, revenue trends, EBITDA margins, customer concentration, and key risks whenever I share a CIM."
The agent drafts the skill and presents it for your review. You can approve it to make it active, or reject it with comments and the agent will revise. This same review step applies when updating an existing skill — nothing changes until you approve it.
Browsing skills
Open the Skills page from the sidebar to browse all available skills, organized into three groups:
- My Skills — skills you've created for personal use.
- Team — skills shared across your organization.
- Brightwave — pre-built skills provided by Brightwave.
Sharing skills
Share a skill with your team so everyone in your organization can use it. When sharing, Brightwave checks that any referenced templates are also accessible to the team.
Editing and deleting
Ask the agent to update or delete a skill in chat — you can modify the name, description, or instructions. Only the skill owner can make changes. Previous versions are preserved, so updates are non-destructive.
Tips
- Be specific in your instructions. The more precise the skill, the more consistent the output. Include what to analyze, what format to use, and what to prioritize.
- Pair skills with templates. Reference a template in your skill instructions to get standardized output every time. Templates are supported for PowerPoint, Excel, Word, PDF, and text-based formats.
- Compose skills together. Reference other skills to build layered workflows — for example, a "Full Diligence" skill that delegates to separate CIM screening, financial analysis, and risk assessment skills.
- Let agents match automatically. Write a clear "when to use" description so agents know when to apply the skill without being told.